Wood also mentions the difficulty of “bringing together separate states.” Why do you think the states have resisted having a national government instead of 13 separate governments?
What will be an ideal response?
The states did not want another central corrupt leader like King George III and had established separate identities.
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a. Andrew Johnson. b. George McClellan. c. William H. Seward. d. Horace Greeley. e. William H. Stephens.
Peace discussions between the U.S. and North Vietnam in 1971 broke down over
A. Hanoi's demand that the release of prisoners of war be related to the withdrawal of American forces. B. America's refusal to abandon the concept of mutual withdrawal. C. North Vietnam's insistence that the U.S. remove Thieu from power. D. Le Duc Tho's insistence that Thieu remain President of South Vietnam.
The South's refusal to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment __________
a. caused northern public opinion to question the Radicals' demands b. forced the Republicans to abolish the existing southern governments and give the vote to African Americans c. led to a general land reform of the South d. caused a thorough restructuring of southern society e. brought the Redeemers to power
How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?
A) They supported tolerance in religious matters in their colony. B) Their colony was the first in the Americas to have a bill of rights. C) They allowed freedom of speech. D) They issued the Edict of New Netherland, declaring the Puritans to be heathens because they refused to allow religious freedom. E) They gave men ownership of their wives, which gave married men the property ownership and independence they needed to participate in political activities.